02/21/14 19:00:18 ¶ ●

BreakTime: Break Reminder

I have a need for a break time reminder that blocks total access to my keyboard and really rougly interrupts my work. I’ve been using Pauses for about 2 years, but lately have realized that after its first break activates the second graphics card on my MacBook Pro, but doesn’t deactivate it afterwards. Not a deal breaker, the app still does what it’s supposed to do, but I wanted something that deactivates correctly¹, or doesn’t need the discrete graphics.

In my previous purchases was this app named BreakTime, which does the same thing and doesn’t use the discrete card. However it also doesn’t show a motivational quote. If you follow me on Twitter you may know that I love to read quotes, like Zen Moments. Pauses gets the Brainy Quote of the Day and displays it in the fullscreen view. BreakTime does not display a quote, but the app overall has a better design. What’s really cool is that it also has keyboard shortcuts to defer a break, which comes in really handy.

I’ve also spotted Healthier, which looks even better, but I’m not quite willing to spend the money on it just yet.